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Philippines and Jordan Bilateral Relation President Rodrigo Duterte just concluded his historic visit to Jordan. He met King Abdullah II Al-Hussein, the head of state of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Philippines and Jordan established relations on March 1, 1976. King Hussein Bin Talal and Queen Alia of Jordan visited the Philippines in March … Read more

On September 8, 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO was established in Manila, with the signing of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty or the “Manila Pact.” The purpose of the organization was to prevent communism from gaining ground in the region. The Photo below shows the SEATO Manila Conference of 1966. Among … Read more

What is Amnesty? The word amnesty is very much in the news today because of President Duterte’s revoking of the amnesty granted to Senator Trillanes.   What is Amnesty exactly? The Philippine Constitution provides that “except in cases of impeachment, or as otherwise provided in the constitution, the President may grant a reprieve, communications, and … Read more

President Rodrigo Duterte is currently undertaking an official visit to Israel, from September 2 to September 5, 2018.   Here are 8 Facts You Need To Know About The Philippines and Israel: The Distance from the Philippines to Israel is 8,979 kilometers. The Flight time from Manila to Tel Aviv is 13 hours. The Philippines … Read more

It’s a triple celebration in September as the country observes Proclamation No. 244 s. 1993 declares the month of September of every year as the National Clean-up Month and the 17th to the 23rd of September of each year as the World Clean and Green Week. It aims to mobilize a massive voluntary action to … Read more